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Originally Posted by cliffick  I did not read all five pages of this post, but (please don't be offended), why does everyone want to groom their yorkies to look like a different breed? (Scnauzer cut). I just think yorkies look soo beautiful with their long hair. Different from other breeds because they do have hair-not fur.
Hope I'm not opening a can of worms here  I think some yorkie boys can pull it off, but I'm sticking to the basic yorkie look.  |
I had Joey in long hair for almost three years, and I loved it, but he has weekly playtime with my grown son's dog, and the playtime was too hard on his coat. This is a really practical cut, yet it looks really fancy. Before I saw this cut, there seemed to be only two choices, long, or puppy cut, and this just gives a third choice, and then you can do different things with the head. Some people like a topknot others don't, and the facial hair or chest hair can be cut different lengths. We let the tail hair grow out, and that gives a slightly different look too. The advantage of having a long hair dog is that you can modify the appearance with different cuts. For example, you really can't do much with a Chihuahua, as far as variation of cuts. This is a great summer cut and for those living in hot climates you get a practical haircut, but don't lose the "style." Same thing for nursing mothers, it's much cuter than an all shaved look. For those that love clothes, it works well with clothes too.
Here's a picture of an actual schnauzer cut, as you can see the body is shaved, but the hair leg isn't that long, and they leave a little skirt, and the face is an entirely different cut.
http://www.durfee.net/blog/uploaded_...all-771386.jpg. I really don't think any of us are trying to make our dogs look like Schnauzers. There is nothing more beautiful that a Yorkie in long coat and full head, and I don't blame anyone for keeping that style.